LOGAN COUNTY MARKET

Logan County, Ohio Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Logan County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Belle Center, Bellefontaine and Lakeview. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Ohio. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Logan County by the Numbers

Logan County has 977 farms on 204,656 acres (about 209 acres each). Together they sold $197.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and poultry & eggs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce pumpkins, tomatoes, green beans and lettuce. Beekeepers tend about 807 honey bee colonies.

54 farms in Logan County already sell straight to the public, about $521,000 a year in direct sales. Crop Market gives them, and every backyard grower, a free way to reach more neighbors.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Logan County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Logan County counts 46,268 egg-laying hens, 15,236 hogs and 15,173 head of cattle. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,632 people run or help run farms in Logan County, with an average age of 56. 33% of them are women. 199 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 13 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Logan County stands out: it ranks #9 of 86 OH counties for honey bee colonies and #15 of 88 OH counties for goats.